News from the School of IAS
IAS hosts “Mentor Chat” with Deborah Oaks
IAS hosted its first “Mentor Chat” in January with alum Deborah Oaks (Science, Technology and the Environment, '08). Mentor Chats assist students with career exploration and networking by providing opportunities to dialogue with IAS alum and community partners working across diverse roles and sectors.
June 25, 2015
Karam Dana speaks on “Confronting Injustice” at Brown and Northeastern
IAS faculty member Karam Dana will speak on “Confronting Injustice: Palestinian Identity and Non-Violent Forms of Resisting Israeli Occupation” in a live streamed lecture on February 19 at Brown University.
June 25, 2015
Dan Berger speaks on radio about Captive Nation
IAS faculty member Dan Berger discussed his book Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era on the Morning Blend, a program of KBCS radio in Bellevue. KBCS played excerpts of the interview with Berger throughout the week of Feb 2.
June 25, 2015
Jin-Kyu Jung and Janelle Silva present on geographies of children, youth, and families
IAS faculty members Jin-Kyu Jung and Janelle Silva presented their research at the 4th International Conference on the Geographies of Children, Youth & Families, held in San Diego, CA.
June 25, 2015
IAS faculty members and students participate in UW Ferguson and Beyond teach-in
Several IAS faculty and students participated in the UW-wide teach-in, “Ferguson and Beyond: Race, State Violence, and Activist Agendas for the 21st Century,” which was written up in the Seattle Times. IAS faculty members Dan Berger and Scott Kurashige presented on the panel "The Past is Always Present: Contextualizing US State Violence," and Wadiya Udell moderated the panel "#Blacklivesmatter: A Universal Call for Social Justice."
June 25, 2015
Kelle Grace Gaddis is on a publishing streak
Kelle Grace Gaddis, a 2014 graduate of our MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics program, has launched Brightly Press. This small press will debut at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in April 2015, featuring some of the coutry's top poets. Gaddis' own work has recently been published in a number of venues.
June 25, 2015
Kristy Leissle appears in film about Antarctica, Penguin Post Office
IAS faculty member Kristy Leissle appears in a new film, Penguin Post Office, about humans living among wild animals. While doing research in Antarctica in winter 2014, Leissle worked with the BBC film crew, focusing on her team's interactions with a colony of Gentoo penguins.
June 24, 2015
Amaranth Borsuk’s video work featured in the Huffington Post
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk's video project from her new book As We Know was featured this week in the Huffington Post. The book and videos are a collaboration with writer Andy Fitch, who visited Bothell on January 20 as part of the From the Convergence Zone reading series.
June 24, 2015
Dan Berger discusses Eric Holder and civil rights in the International Business Times
IAS faculty member Dan Berger was interviewed for a story in the International Business Times about U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s civil rights legacy. Berger places Holder’s legacy in the context of the protest and civil disobedience currently organized under the banner “black lives matter,” suggesting ...
June 24, 2015
Bruce Kochis and Ron Krabill speak on Conflict and Human Rights
IAS faculty members Bruce Kochis and Ron Krabill contributed to a panel discussion, "Conflict and Human Rights," as a part of Cascadia College's Human Rights Awareness Week.
June 24, 2015